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Sharky's Machine (1981)

R  122 min  -  Action | Crime | Drama   -  18 December 1981 (USA)
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Tom Sharky is a narcotics cop in Atlanta who's demoted to vice after a botched bust. In the depths of this lowly division... See full summary »

Director:

Burt Reynolds

Writers:

William Diehl (novel), Gerald Di Pego (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Burt Reynolds ...
Vittorio Gassman ...
Victor Scorelli
Brian Keith ...
Papa
Charles Durning ...
Lt. Friscoe
Earl Holliman Earl Holliman ...
Donald Hotchkins
Bernie Casey ...
Arch
Henry Silva ...
Billy Score
Richard Libertini ...
Nosh
Darryl Hickman ...
Smiley
Rachel Ward ...
Joseph Mascolo ...
Joe Tipps
Carol Locatell ...
Mabel
Hari Rhodes Hari Rhodes ...
Highball Mary
John Fiedler John Fiedler ...
Barrett
James O'Connell James O'Connell ...
Twigs
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Storyline

Tom Sharky is a narcotics cop in Atlanta who's demoted to vice after a botched bust. In the depths of this lowly division, while investigating a high-dollar prostitution ring, Sharky stumbles across a mob murder with government ties, and responds by assembling his downtrodden fellow investigators (Sharky's "machine") to find the leaders and bring them to justice before they kill off all his partners and witnesses, including Sharky himself. Written by Unknown  

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Plot Keywords:

Prostitution | Vice | Murder | Violence | Law Enforcement  | See more »

Taglines:

If you mess with a cop like Sharky, you better be very tough . . . or very beautiful. See more »

Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French | Italian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Brigada Anti-Crime See more »

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$3,022,041 (USA) (20 December 1981)

Gross:

$35,610,100 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

The characters and actors who are the members of "Sharky's Machine" include Burt Reynolds as Tom Sharky, Brian Keith as Papa, Bernie Casey as Arch, and Richard Libertini as Nosh. Sharky's boss, Friscoe, played by Charles Durning, is the character who pen's the name "Sharky's Machine" and is arguably a member of the group as well. See more »

Goofs

Boom mic visible: In the end scene when Sharky is approaching the window. See more »

Quotes

Sharky: You know Frisco, when we used to flush the toilet upstairs, we always wondered where it came to...
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Soundtracks

"High Energy"
(Instrumental)
Performed by Doc Severinsen
By Bob Florence (as B. Florence) See more »